La
Buona Trattoria del Nonno
represents the culinary
experiences and sentiments of
the owner, Ben Muscat Snr.
Having set up several successful
restaurants in the past, several
which have become household
names, such as The Whisper
Nightclub & Farmhouse, Ta'
Marija Restaurant, the Palazzo
Pescatore complex and McBenny's
Restaurant, he decided to come
out of retirement in 2012 to
develop his desire to present to
his esteemed clients his
perception of a genuine
Trattoria, based upon his
extensive experience.

La
Cave Wine Cellar and Pizzeria
occupies the basement of the
former palace of the influential
Capitano Giacomo de Robertis,
who was in the employ of the
Knights of Malta. It later
passed into the possession of
some of the leading Maltese
families including the
Testaferrata and the de Sain
families. The cellars of La Cave
formerly housed a bakery/kitchen
complete with terracotta oven, a
stable with ramp leading to the
courtyard, a mill room cum wine
cellar and storage areas. As
with most of the buildings in
Valletta, the stores used for
the palace were dug out of the
bottom of the basement thus
creating wells. As a matter of
fact a vast interconnecting
well-water storage system lies
beneath La Cave.